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<I>Vox populi</I>: Lloyd Snook pleads his case
Two years ago, when Republican Rob Schilling was elected to City Council, Democratic Party chair Lloyd Snook took the heat for being at the helm when the Dems lost their first seat in 16 years.
"There was a lot of criticism," says Snook, "towards the party, the campaign, and me personally. One of the reasons I had to run again for party chair was to redeem myself."
With the recent election– in which three Democratic candidates trounced the Republicans– Snook can in good conscience turn over party leadership.
That may mean more time to devote to his criminal defense law practice. Snook's socially liberal background makes it no surprise that he would become one of the state's leading death penalty lawyers. But back in law school at the University of Michigan, he actually wanted to be an environmental lawyer– until he discovered that most environmental law is administrative law. "I found it kind of boring," he says. Nor did a summer spent working at the large law firm strike a chord with him.
It was in a summer job with Lowe and Gordon in Charlottesville that he discovered he liked representing people. That firm pulled him back to his home town in 1979– and into death penalty cases.
At the time, UVA law professor Richard Bonnie was studying mental health issues in death penalty appeals, and Snook was assigned to help. "I ended up working on five death penalty cases before I'd been practicing law six months," he says.
And when he left to open his own firm with wife Sheila Haughey, his old boss John Lowe "graciously" allowed me to take the death penalty cases which "don't pay anyway," he says.
As a kid, Snook says, he rode his bike all over Charlottesville and to places in the county that no longer exist. He recalls playing "Rotunda," an only-in-Charlottesville version of hide and seek in which one counts to 533 on the south face of the Rotunda– "I learned all sorts of neat hiding places at UVA." Now that's a townie.
What's with the unusual name? Snook? "It's a contraction of Sennock, which is a contraction of Seven Oaks," he says. South of London at Tunbridge Wells, Snook saw something he'd never seen before: more than two Snooks in the phone book. In fact, a whole slew of Snooks.
And no, he's no relation to Snooky's Pawn Shop. "Although we do get phone calls for them sometimes," he laughs.
Age: 51
What brought you here? My family moved here when I was eight, and my wife and I decided to move back here after law school because it seemed to be a good place to be both lawyers and parents.
What's worst about living here? Too many other lawyers had the same idea.
Favorite hangout? Any place that has a baseball game going on
Most overrated virtue? Neatness
What would people be surprised to know about you? I supported Barry Goldwater in 1964 (too young to vote for him, though).
If you could change one thing about yourself? I would find a way to work less, sleep more, and make more money in the process.
What accomplishment are you proudest of? Of the 24 capital murder defendants that I have represented starting at trial, 23 are alive today.
What do people find most annoying about you? Sometimes I am more determined to win an argument than to listen to the other person.
Whom do you admire? Stephen Bright, head of the Southern Center for Human Rights in Atlanta. He's a brilliant, passionate, humble advocate for his clients.
Favorite book? The Lord of the Rings– I have read the whole trilogy more times than it would be politic to admit.
What subject causes you to rant? People who are convinced that those who disagree with them are not just wrong, but willfully wrongheaded, to use [Civil War historian] Bruce Catton's phrase.
What thrills you about life in the 21st century? Everything. Just being here. I love doing what I'm doing, where I'm doing it, and with whom I'm doing it.
What creeps you out about life in the 21st century? How tenuous our privacy rights are, and how little many people seem to care
What do you drive? A 2001 Nissan Sentra
What's in your car CD/tape player right now? Jimmy Buffett and the Bach B-Minor Mass
What's your next journey? Physically, to the beach in July. Metaphysically, to figure out how to deal with the fact that I am not as young as I still think I am.
What's the most trouble you've ever gotten in? At the risk of sounding like George W. Bush, I can't think of anything. (Although if I were George W. Bush, I'd have no trouble thinking of an answer to that question.)
What do you regret? In my first year in college at Stanford, my father came out to Monterey for a conference, and he invited me to come to Pebble Beach to play a round of golf. It was almost exam time, and I did the responsible thing– I said, "Gee Dad, I need to study." I have still never played Pebble Beach.
Favorite comfort food? Homemade tollhouse cookies
What's always in your refrigerator? Leftover pasta
Must-see TV? Orioles baseball games
Favorite cartoon? My favorite comics (I don't see cartoons) would have to be Zits and Boondocks.
Describe a perfect day. Sleep in. Go to a baseball game. Hike up Humpback Rocks with my wife, and eat a picnic dinner as the sun sets over the Allegheny Mountains. Then hike back down to the car in the moonlight.
Walter Mitty fantasy? That I had been the shortstop for the Orioles.
Who'd play you in the movie? Robert Redford, though he is short. And left-handed.
Most embarrassing moment? Life is full of little embarrassments, but I can't think of any that deserve mention.
Best advice you ever got? "Marry her." (From my father.)
Favorite bumper sticker? For the Rich– Tax Cuts. For You and Me– Duct Tape (I have about 700 left, if anyone wants them.)
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A major argument in favor of microfinance is that the poor who live in areas without banking services will gain higher returns on investments and increase their assets when provided with credit.
But a notable new study from the Consortium on Financial Systems and Poverty presents some of the first real evidence of microfinance impacts and indicates that the true returns of expanding access to credit are much more complex. Some of the greatest benefits to alleviating poverty, the study suggests, may be in the impact the programs have on driving up wages.
The research, by economists Joseph P. Kaboski of the University of Notre Dame and Robert M. Townsend of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, examined changes in behavior resulting from the Thai Million Baht Fund. This initiative by the government in Thailand transferred one million Thai baht (about $24,000 at the time) to each of 77,000 villages throughout the country. The goal was to increase available credit and stimulate the economy. The findings were published earlier this year in the journal Applied Economics.
The CFSP study found that the village fund had the desired effect of increasing overall credit in the economy, and, in fact, in the long run, the program led to an overall expansion of credit. More significant, the authors argue, is that that wages increased by approximately 7% in a typically-sized village during the first two years that were tracked.
"This paper is the first real evidence we have on wage impacts of microfinance," notes Kaboski. "The impact on wages is important in terms of the potential of microfinance as a poverty reduction program. Only a relatively small fraction of the poor want to borrow from microfinance, but a much greater share of the poor work, and might therefore benefit indirectly from an increase in wages. We are far from understanding the mechanisms, but there is great potential here."
The authors suggest that the wage impacts may be because the fund led to a more efficient distribution of capital to entrepreneurs, which then increased the demand for labor. The study recorded that the wages increased for general non-agricultural labor, such as construction in the villages, but not for professional occupations or occupations outside of the village.
Additionally, the study showed, other effects of the injection of credit were more short-lived, including a notable jump in consumption, and increases in borrowing, business and labor income, and investment in agriculture.
The authors report that further examination of the data is underway. Their findings are based on an economic model they developed, using data captured as part of the Townsend Thai Data project, a monthly household panel survey that Townsend has led since 1997.
The paper, "The Impacts of Credit on Village Economies," was published in the journal Applied Economics earlier this year.
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Tuesday brought the surprising news that Ashton Dorsey had decided to leave the Texas football program. Just a day later, the defensive tackle has reportedly found himself a landing spot.
According to the Tyler Morning Telegraph by way of the Dallas Morning News, the lineman has decided to move on to Lamar to continue his playing career. That FCS school has not yet confirmed Dorsey's addition to the roster.
Because Lamar plays at the FCS level, Dorsey will be eligible to play immediately in 2013.
While Dorsey wasn't a starter, he was expected to play a significant role in the Longhorns' defensive tackle rotation. In nine games last seasons, Dorsey totaled 10 tackles for loss. That total was good for third on the team.
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Made some marshmallows from scratch using this recipe. Mine didn't turn out quite so airy because I couldn't find my candy thermometer but I got close and they still turned out fluffy and soft.
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And now, Ted Orland has done it again. This time, he's written a wonderful gem of a book titled The View From the Studio Door: How Artists Find Their Way in an Uncertain World. Orland doesn't seem to be a guy who shies away from tackling big stuff, and this time he moves on to pondering not only why we make art but what difference our art makes and how it relates to the world around us. Among the questions he tries to answer are "What are we really doing when we make art? Does the artist have a role in today's culture? Where does art fit into the grand scheme of things?" I've had the book for about ten days now, and I've read it through twice and spent hours cogitating on the issues it raises. If you've already read Art and Fear, I think you'll be delighted if you buy and read The View from the Studio Door. And if you haven't read Art and Fear—why, buy them both. They're sort of a matched set. You can buy them from Amazon, of course, although you'll have to wait a bit to get The View from the Studio Door because Amazon seems to think it's not release until April 15th. Or, you can go to Ted's website and buy an autographed copy, right now.
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vm_map_find — find a free region within a map, and optionally map a vm_object
#include <sys/param.h> #include <vm/vm.h> #include <vm/vm_map.h> int vm_map_find(vm_map_t map, vm_object_t object, vm_ooffset_t offset, vm_offset_t *addr, vm_size_t length, int find_space, vm_prot_t prot, vm_prot_t max, int cow);
The vm_map_find() function attempts to find a free region in the target map, with the given length, and will also optionally create a mapping of object. The arguments offset, prot, max, and cow are passed unchanged to vm_map_insert(9) when creating the mapping, if and only if a free region is found. If object is non-NULL, the reference count on the object must be incremented by the caller before calling this function to account for the new entry. If find_space is either VMFS_ALIGNED_SPACE or VMFS_ANY_SPACE, the function will call vm_map_findspace(9) to discover a free region. Moreover, if find_space is VMFS_ALIGNED_SPACE, the address of the free region will be optimized for the use of superpages. Otherwise, if find_space is VMFS_NO_SPACE, vm_map_insert(9) is called with the given address, addr.
This function acquires a lock on map by calling vm_map_lock(9), and holds it until the function returns. The search for a free region is defined to be first-fit, from the address addr onwards.
The vm_map_find() function returns KERN_SUCCESS if the mapping was successfully created. If space could not be found or find_space was VMFS_NO_SPACE and the given address, addr, was already mapped, KERN_NO_SPACE will be returned. If the discovered range turned out to be bogus, KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS will be returned.
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Panic disorder is a common mental health problem. It often starts in the teens or early adulthood, but may also begin in childhood. Women are twice as likely as men to have it. There may be a genetic link. It tends to run in families.
Panic disorder may be an overreaction of the body's normal survival instincts and behaviors. In people with panic disorder, the body may be more sensitive to hormones that trigger excited feelings in the body.
Panic attacks can occur in other types of anxiety disorders, too. Generally, if you have 4 or more panic attacks and if you always worry about having another, you have panic disorder. Symptoms of a panic attack may include:
Panic disorder can be upsetting and disabling. An attack can last from a few minutes to an hour or sometimes longer.
The symptoms of a panic attack may look like other mental health conditions. Always see your health care provider for a diagnosis.
Your doctor or a mental health professional may diagnose you with panic disorder based on your symptoms. Generally, if you have 4 or more panic attacks and if you are in constant fear of having another, you have panic disorder.
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Treatment for panic disorders is usually quite effective. Treatment will help you learn to recognize that the symptoms are not life threatening. You will also learn coping skills and ways to relax to decrease the intensity and length of the panic attack.
As the panic gets worse and an attacks last longer, you may find it very tough to cope with everyday life, keep a job, or function in social settings. You may fear going into places where it may be hard to escape or you feel trapped. Some people can't leave their home for fear that help is not available or that he or she will be forced into a situation that will trigger an attack.
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Jennifer Aniston hosted a holiday party at her home in Bel Air last night and a lot of famous people showed up including Robert Downey Jr with wife Susan, Tobey Maguire with wife Jennifer Meyer, Courteney Cox, Chelsea Handler, and the Paltrow-Martins, Gwyneth and Chris. As we wait for the Vanity Fair hit piece on Gwyneth that might never materialise, well, evenings like these could explain why. In a much less extreme way, I wonder if Graydon Carter is trying to avoid feeling like Truman Capote right now. Exactly a year ago, Vanity Fair ran an engrossing article on Capote's social suicide in 1975 when ESQUIRE published a chapter from his planned novel Answered Prayers, a roman a clef about the (true) lives of all his wealthy and connected New York friends. The "swans", they cut him loose. And he was never the same again. Click here for some great procrastination reading if you didn't get around to it the first time.
Anyway, as you can see, despite reports suggesting otherwise, Gwyneth is still getting invited. Of course she is. What's it like when Gwyneth's on her way, even if you're Jennifer Aniston. Do you worry that the decorations won't meet her exacting standards? Do you fret about the table settings? Do you stress about how the cheese puffs turn out? Do you even serve cheese puffs? Did she make cheese puffs with Michael Kors. F-ck me if I know what those are.
It's yet another GOOP collaboration with a major fashion brand. This time, she goes back into her clothing archives and asks him to update some of her favourite Kors pieces. They come up with that gorgeous grey peplum sweater she's wearing – at $950. That's a lot of money for a sweater that works with just one body type. Otherwise, if you have breasts and hips, the effect might be squat and wide-hipped. Click here for more of GOOP x Kors. And enjoy the video below. She managed to work in some singing, naturally.


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Kathy DeClue: A Selfless Gift from a Younger Brother
A Randolph County woman with leukemia receives stem cells from her youngest brother in hopes of restoring her health and returning to work as a baker.
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Written by Elizabeth Swaringen for UNC Health Care
Chapel Hill, N.C. – Kathy DeClue loves her youngest brother Don Hammed for many reasons. These days, Don's selflessness is at the top of her list.
"Don donated the stem cells I received during my transplant," said Kathy, 57, of Trinity, N.C., in Randolph County. "It was a favor I never thought I'd have to ask for. But I would have done the same for him if he needed me to."
Kathy needed the stem cell transplant to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), a cancer of the blood cells. For some CLL patients, the disease progresses slowly and they may never need treatment. For others, like Kathy, the disease was on fast-forward and required aggressive medical attention.
"From the start, we knew that the CLL was behaving like a high-risk disease and was resistant to just about all the therapies we have," said James M. Coghill, MD, assistant professor of hematology and oncology at the UNC School of Medicine, a member of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and the leader of Kathy's health care team.
"The stem cell transplant on April 25 was the best option for trying to get her disease under control, and Kathy had the luxury of three siblings who were a perfect match to donate stem cells. She's had a supportive family every step of the way. I'm sure they would be willing to donate bone marrow again if she needed it."
Besides Don, 46, of Kernersville, N.C., brother Butch Hammed, 56, and sister Rose Tucker, 60, both of Roanoke, Va., were perfect matches. Having multiple matches is unusual as most patients, at best, have a one-in-four chance of getting a perfect match, Dr. Coghill said.
Don got the nod because he was "young, healthy and had never been pregnant," Dr. Coghill said. "Generally, we try to go with males as donors because female donors who have been pregnant develop antibodies that can increase the chances of graft vs. host disease or rejection."
Rose, the mother of three children "jumped, cried and screamed" when she found out she was a perfect match for her sister and her best friend.
"I wanted to be a match and her donor so bad, and I was really disappointed when they went with Don," Rose said. "They told me I'd have enough to do as her caregiver, and as it turned out, I did."
Rose, who was laid-off from her child day care job last year, came to Chapel Hill and tended to Kathy's every need during the preparations for the transplant and the 100 days post-transplant that Kathy was required to stay at SECU Family House.
The 40-bedroom hospital hospitality house minutes away from UNC Hospitals provides comfortable, convenient and affordable housing for seriously ill adult patients and their family member caregivers. It's the ideal residence for patients who may have daily appointments at the hospital or need immediate medical attention.
Long-time family friend and retiree, Raymond Moyer, drove Rose, a self-proclaimed "nervous driver", the three hours from Roanoke to pick up Kathy then drove them the 70-miles to Chapel Hill. While Rose was taking care of Kathy, Raymond coordinated movie nights for fellow residents and some exercise classes including Zumba.
"The movies, which were spiritual and inspirational, were better received than the exercise," Raymond recalled. "It was all our way of giving back and helping others."
"If it wasn't for Rose and Raymond helping me, I don't know what I would have done," said Kathy. "They were right here with me, taking care of whatever I needed done. My husband, Harles, is a retired long-distance truck driver and visited when he could, but he was needed at home where we have three children and three grandchildren.
"We've made life-long friends at Family House and at UNC Hospitals," Kathy continued. "I was treated at other places since I was diagnosed in 2008, but I felt like I had been given up on until I came to UNC. I've been treated really kindly here, and I give them credit for saving my life."
Despite the seriousness of her condition, Kathy has weathered the treatments—prior chemotherapies, the April stem cell transplant, a July booster of more cells and follow-on chemotherapy—with few side effects.
"I lost my hair, but it's coming back," Kathy said, running her fingers through her new salt-and-pepper pixie-style. "The worst part of it all was the smell of creamed corn which came from the preservative used with the donated stem cells. I've never liked creamed corn and don't expect I ever will."
Fatigue, which triggered the initial doctor's visit and subsequent diagnosis, is still a factor in Kathy's life and she looks forward to the day she can return to her job as a baker for Harris-Teeter in High Point.
"It's physically demanding work and I have to be there before daybreak, but it's a job I love and I miss it," Kathy said. "And Harris-Teeter has been so good to me. I have been out of work for extended periods four times since my diagnosis. Each time, they've held my job, and they are still waiting for me to come back. I won't go back until I know I can do the job."
In the meantime, Kathy plans to keep in closer touch with her supportive family, where ever they are.
"I've always been close with my siblings, and I think this has all drawn us closer," Kathy said. "It's also taught me that I'm a lot stronger person than I ever thought I was. I know God's had his hand on me, and He's not done with me yet."
To learn more about how to be tissue typed for the national bone marrow donor registry, go to http://BeTheMatch.org.


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In 2006, the desktop processor race once again became interesting as Intel successfully took away the performance crown from AMD. While AMD doesn't deny the lead by Intel they have broken their silence and believes that 2007 will be the year of their comeback. When AMD announced the Athlon 64 FX-62 processor back in May of 2006, little did we know that it would remain the fastest socket AM2 processor thanks to it's 2.8GHz clock speed. Nearly nine months later AMD has launched a faster socket AM2 processor called the AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+. This processor is clocked at 3.0GHz and other than the increased multiplier that allows the 200MHz speed bump, it has no other changes architecturally speaking.
Other than launching the Athlon 64 X2 6000+ processor, AMD is also bringing to market a pair of energy-efficient 45-watt AMD Athlon 64 single-core processors called the 3500+ and 3800+. The new energy-efficient AMD Athlon 64 processors 3500+ and 3800+ are based on their recent 65nm process. Today, Legit Reviews will be focused on covering just the 6000+ as it's the processor we have in our hands. Let's take a closer look at the specifications.
Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Specifications
|Clock Speed
|3.0GHz (15 x 200MHz)
|Manufacturing Process
|Dresden Fab 30 and 36, 90-nm DSL SOI
|Socket AM2 (940-pins)
|Hypertransport Technology
|Supports single HT link – up to 8.0GB/sec
|Memory controller
|Shared integrated 128-bit wide
|CPU-to-Memory controller
|Supported memory speeds
|DDR2 Memory up to and including DDR2-800 unbuffered
|HyperTransport links
|HyperTransport spec
|2.0GHz (2x1000MHz/DDR)
|Memory bandwidth
|Up to 20.8GB/sec (8.0GB/sec Hypertransport+12.8GB/sec dual-channel memory)
|L1 cache size
|64K instruction + 64K data
|L2 cache size
|1MB L2 cache per core (1MB total)
|Approximate transistor count
|227.4 million
|Approximate die size
|Nominal voltage
|Max thermal power
|Max ambient case temp
|55-63 degrees Celsius
|Min power state (with CnC)
|Distributor Pricing (in quantities of 1,000)
The AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ has 1MB of L2 cache per core and is still manufactured on the 90nm process, so in terms of energy efficiency and overclocking it should have the same characteristics that AMD users have become accustomed to. By remaining on the 90nm process it makes for an easy upgrade to exisiting motherboards as a BIOS upgrade is not required and th 90nm processors have lower memory latency over the new 65nm parts.
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Azusa Pacific University is located at 901 E. Alosta Ave., Azusa, CA 91702.
Local Airports and Transportation
While Azusa Pacific's main campus lies just 26 miles east of Los Angeles, Ontario International Airport (ONT) is the closest airport to campus, located approximately 25 minutes away.
The following airports are about an hour from main campus:
Visitors may hire shuttle vans (such as SuperShuttle, etc.), rental cars, or taxis from local airports for a fee. For more information, consult a transportation representative at your arrival airport.
If you need transportation between the airport and hotel or between the hotel and APU campus, you can call the following taxi/shuttle services:
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Katie Couric will be the new face of ABC daytime TV next year.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, an announcement by Disney/ABC of Couric's new talk show could come on Monday. In addition to her new show, which is expected to launch in September 2012, the former "CBS Evening News" anchor will also be a contributor to ABC News programs.
Talk of Couric's new show had been rumored in the media, and NBC and CBS pulled out of consideration. Former NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker will serve as executive producer on the show.
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Iranian Film Fireworks Wednesday: A Gender-Based Analysis.
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The use cinematography and film-making have become an outlet for creative individuals to analyse, criticise and question society in real-time. In Iran, women are playing an important role in this, even after the Islamic Revolution of 1979. Historically, women have had extremely limited opportunities and were noticeably absent in the film world in Iran, however, the presence of women behind and in front of the camera has steadily increased since the start of the Revolution despite policies that required women to wear hijab[1] and to keep chastity on screen[2]. Asal Bagheri, a cinema expert, has described the current situation of women in Iranian cinema as being part of a "politically engaged" type of cinema[3].
In Iranian films, women are typically casted in subordinate roles to accompany their male counterparts, a lifestyle where they are subordinate to men. Moreover, women are reduced to playing traditional roles, such as the mother, wife and housewife, whose activities are limited to managing their children's education, appearing desirable their husband, and doing household jobs. These films convey sexist and misogynistic images of the relationship between men and women. Men are generally placed on a pedestal and represent authority whereas women are portrayed in a negative light by encompassing their beauté fatale and a dependence on men. Many films in Iran depict recurring sexist and misogynic clichés.
Over time, the obligation to wear the hijab has become increasingly significant in representing a special image of women in Iranian cinema in comparison to other countries, in particular because of the way it conveys stereotypes and makes them a part of the norms of Iranian society. Gender plays an important part in contemporary Iran, and is at the center of this analysis of the films of Ashgar Farhadi, who is considered to be a prominent screenwriter and film director in Iran and throughout the world of cinema.[4] Farhadi is most famous for his film Fireworks Wednesday, released in 2006, which was given a positive reception and won awards in film festivals in Nantes and Chicago.
Tested by Adultery
The film is focused on an Iranian couple whose relationship is tested by adultery. The film takes place during the Iranian New Year, also known as the Festival of Fire (Chaharshanbeh Suri in Persian),[5] which was banned by religious authorities. During the celebrations, lamps and decorations are set up in large towns and cities. This festival provides the backdrop to the dramas between a young Iranian couple, and sheds a light on three main female characters.
The first female character to appear in this film is a cleaner named Rouhi, who a poor and religious woman who comes from outside the main city and wears the chador.[6] She does the housework on a weekly basis and comes for the traditional final cleaning before the New Year.[7] Throughout the film, she quietly observes all goings-on as a passive spectator and she is portrayed as being content with her life. The viewer discovers parts of the plot through the eyes of Rouhi, and she plays a key role in the film despite her passive nature.
The second female character in the film is Mojdeh, who lives in the home where Rouhi goes to do housework. Mojdeh comes from a modest family background and is not particularly religious. She has short hair, does not cook, does not respect norms in society regarding the duty of women at home and does not have a typically feminine appearance. The third female character is Simin, a divorced beautician. We do not have a lot of details about Simin, but it is revealed that Mojdeh's husband Mojtaba is having an affair with Simin.
Women under the control of men
The film depicts some of the social, economic and religious pressures faced by women in different social classes in Iran. All Iranian women face enormous pressure, and the man remains the master over his wife. However, in the case of Rouhi, the director shows an example of her disadvantaged background. When Rouhi wants to ask permission from her husband in order to trim her eyebrows, this shocks Mojdeh who asks: "do you need the approval from your husband to trim your eyebrows?" Nevertheless, Rouhi insists that asking permission for something so ordinary is completely normal in Iran.
In comparison to Rouhi, Mojdeh is from a moderate family and she does not have to ask permission from her husband. However, she is subjected to physical violence. In one scene, Mojdeh's husband hits her, and the camera shows her crying in a taxi. In addition to violence, this scene portrays the low status of women in the patriarchal society of Iran. Mojdeh also cries in the bathroom when she discovers that her husband has been unfaithful. She is helpless to do anything other than crying, and is unable to change her situation. In Iran, women are not afforded the legal right to file for divorce whereas men are able to do so fairly easily.[8] Moreover, in one scene where the Mojdeh's son is crying, a male friend of Mojtaba says to him: "men never cry!". In this film, tears are the sign of weakness, and, as women are portrayed as weak, only women should cry.
In addition, Motjaba places the blame on his wife who, in his eyes, is not sufficiently feminine. Motjaba complains that he "can't remember the last time she cooked. Ask the neighbours if they can smell food being cooked". Cooking is the main duty of women in Iran, as well as being the sign of their feminine nature and social standing.
What is the role of women in cinema in Iran?
Women generally play an important role in Iranian cinema. They were originally caricatured as being dependent on men and, for most of the time, content to be inferior to men, whereas the characters played by men were portrayed as charismatic, confident and firm in standing up for their religious beliefs. Over time, the status of men and women changed in Iranian cinema, and now women are capable of taking the initiative in changing their situation. In the film Fireworks Wednesday, the film director attempts to alter the static position of women in society by demonstrating the plot through the eyes of women and the way they feel, which consequently allows the viewer to feel empathy towards the female characters. However, as it has already been noted, signs of masculine dominance and the masculine viewpoint of the director are shown in an apparent way in the film. Women are reduced to just a few emotions, notably anger, anxiety, irritability and crying. In short, although Asghar Farhadi intended to depict the true nature of the status of women in contemporary Iranian society, it is evident that he has not shown their true position. His interpretation of the role of women has been influenced by the masculine point of view that he has of society, and this consequently has an impact on the way he represents women in Fireworks Wednesday.
[1] The hijab – which means headscarf or veil in Arabic – refers to the Islamic headscarf only covering the head. It can surround the whole face or be tied more loosely to reveal some of the women's hair.
[2] For women in Iran, sexual relations outside of marriage are strictly forbidden, and adultery can be punished by stoning. The control of feminine sexuality represents the guarantee of ensuring chastity. For a full explanation, see https://blogs.mediapart.fr/irani/blog/040416/iran-la-condition-feminine.
[3] Quoted from « Et la censure créa le cinéma des femmes iraniennes » https://www.opinion-internationale.com/2016/01/26/et-la-necessite-crea-le-cinema-des-femmes-iraniennes-entretien-avec-asal-bagheri-specialiste-du-cinema-iranien_23169.html
[4] Read more about Farhadi at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asghar_Farhadi
[5] The lamps and fire symbolise the hope of the arrival of light and happiness in the following year. There are many fireworks and fires in the streets.
[6] The chador is a type of fabric in the shape of a semi-circle that is worn in Iran. It hides both the head and the body of the women. It has to be held up at all times to avoid falling on the floor. The chador was originally worn during prayers before it became obligatory to wear it all times in public. Reza Shah banned the chador in 1936, but it was reintroduced upon the arrival to power of the Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979.
[7] This is the final cleaning before the start of the New Year, which is called Norouz and takes place on 21 March according to the Iranian calendar.
[8] Only men have the right to ask for divorce according to Islamic law. In Article 1133 of the Islamic civil code, it is stated that "a man can divorce his wife whenever he so chooses". The current family law on divorce (or talaq in Arabic) supports the right of the husband to ask for a divorce at any time, while at the same time applying some restrictions. For instance, a man has to ask permission at a tribunal to grant a divorce if his wife disagrees. The role of the tribunal is to attempt to reach a mediation between the couple. If a reconciliation is not possible, the man then has the right to a divorce.


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USGIF CEO Keith Masback said furthermore, national security jobs aren't easily filled with young, international talent, as is the case with many other industries.
"There are unique challenges when it comes to national security, and you can't outsource it," he said. "That, by definition, limits the scope even further."
Roadblocks to growing the STEM pool include real and perceived obstacles.
"Starting with elementary school, STEM are perceived to be difficult topics," said Peggy Agouris, acting dean of George Mason University's College of Science and a USGIF board member. "But also, these are cumulative fields. So if there is a gap in knowledge, it's hard to catch up later on."
The U.S. population as a whole is unfamiliar with the range of jobs in geospatial sciences, even though they drive applications we use daily – from Foursquare to Google Maps. This is a problem when it's time for parents and teachers to guide students. For those who have heard of the field, Agouris said, shows like "The Big Bang Theory," where an awkward physicist meets a pretty girl, don't help matters, Agouris said.
"You may laugh, but it's true, and it's done significant damage to recruiting in the STEM field," Agouris said. "I've heard qualified kids say they don't want to go to a strong STEM school because it's for geeks."
Young professionals agree K-12 exposure is imperative, and are becoming more involved with raising awareness. Sam Unger, a member of USGIF's Young Professionals Group (YPG) who works at TASC, led an effort last year to help seniors at a Northern Virginia high school with GIS projects. This year, the mentoring initiative is expanding to more schools.
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You can't keep it in your wallet. You can't run it through a card reader. You can't even hold it in your hand. It's a bitcoin, and now, in the first week of the federal shutdown, it's worth more than $100 US.
A bitcoin is a kind of computer currency. It's accepted more and more in markets around the world, but its value isn't fixed. The more people who want and buy bitcoins, the higher the demand and the more a single bitcoin is worth. Unlike any other form of currency, the value of a bitcoin has never been tied to a physical object, like a piece of gold.
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"I don't mean to say that they're frivolous or shallow," Dyer says. "I would call it a digital curiousity, that's given rise to some speculative behavior." And there's a taint now. Dyer says criminals are interested in bitcoins.
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NL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES: CARDINALS v METS
October 15, 2006
Carlos Beltran
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ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI: Game Four
Q. Can you just talk, Oliver Perez's line is not going to be overly exciting in the paper, but can you talk about what he contributed tonight.
CARLOS DELGADO: He did a great job. I guess when you look at the greatest numbers in the game, you look at getting the job done. He kept us in the game until we took the lead and he gave us six good innings.
We really needed that. This is a big guy that hadn't pitched in a couple of weeks, and it was nice for him to go out there and throw the ball the way he did, he kept us in the game. I think he did a fantastic job.
Q. For both Carloses: Were you surprised to see the Cardinals bring Thompson in the fifth inning as opposed to Flores?
CARLOS DELGADO: I don't get surprised. I don't mean to be short but I don't get surprised. In the playoffs anything can happen. I haven't played against the Cardinals enough to see what is their order in bringing guys out of the bullpen. So I wasn't.
CARLOS BELTRAN: Well, I think he brought Thompson because Thompson was probably the guy that he was looking to put in the game. You know, like he said, Carlos, I don't get surprised with any move La Russa made. He makes a move because he knows what he's doing.
Q. This is for both you guys: Did the offense feel tonight going into the game down 2-1 and with Perez on the mound that you guys needed to score a lot of runs to win the game?
CARLOS DELGADO: We kind of -- we don't think that way. I am one to believe, let's get one more than them. What we did do was put last night's game behind us, and we went out there with, you know, clean slate, with a good approach, different from last night. We took a lot of pitches. We made their guy work. He probably had 75 pitches by the third inning. We saw a lot of pitches and made him throw a lot of pitches and we got some guys on that came up with some big hits in key situations.
CARLOS BELTRAN: Well, we had a great approach today at the plate. We were letting the guy pitch. We took a few walks and, you know, it felt good, including myself, when I take a walk and have a guy like Carlos behind me and make the guy pay. He hit the home run with two guys on at the same time, and he also hit the double to score two more.
Offensively, we did a great job. We was able to go out there and put the ball in play and also we made some good plays defensively.
Q. Carlos seven home runs in the playoffs against the Cardinals puts you in the same line as Babe Ruth, how does that make you feel? And Carlos Delgado did you ever think it could be like this?
CARLOS BELTRAN: Well, every time you contribute in the playoffs, it's a great feeling. Home runs, that's something that I don't look for them, they just happen. I felt good at the plate today. I was able to put the ball in play. I feel confident. I feel comfortable out there. I feel like I was on balance every time they make a pitch.
It's a great feeling. It's a great feeling when you contribute to help the team win. I'm just very happy that we were able to win this ballgame and now we feel we're going to go back home.
CARLOS DELGADO: For me it's a good feeling. I played 12 and a half years and never sniffed the playoffs. This is what every athlete wants to be in, the playoffs with an opportunity to win and it couldn't happen to a better group of guys. We worked really hard all summer to be where we're at. So we're going to play good and go out there and grind it, and enjoy it. I'm enjoying these playoffs, it's a blast, but I guess it's going to be that much sweeter when you win it.
Q. Even if you believed in yourselves, is it a relief being tied 2-2, as opposed to the alternative?
CARLOS DELGADO: It's a lot better being 2-2 than 3-1, especially on the road.
We didn't put any pressure on ourselves. We knew that this was a very important game, but we didn't want to put anything extra. We just needed to go out there and play the game like we're capable of, and that's what we did.
Q. Your home run snapped a scoreless streak of 14 innings for you guys, when you got back to the dugout, did you sense any tension or anxiety lifted there?
CARLOS BELTRAN: We felt good today out there. When I hit the home run of course it feels great because you tied the ballgame and David Wright followed with another home run and we feel good about that.
Our team, doesn't matter how far behind we are in the game, we're not going to quit, we're going to try to get back. We've done it so many times this season, we believe in ourselves. We know we have a real good offense and when everybody is having good pressure at the plate, we can turn the game and today we did it.
Q. I watched you two years ago do this, is there something to the fact that you're on an historic pace of hitting seven home runs in 11 LCS games? What do you do to rise to the occasion in these games?
CARLOS BELTRAN: I have no explanation for that. Like I say, nobody goes to the plate looking for home runs. They just happen. When you make good contact, when you have a good approach, when you're seeing the ball good -- today, like I said I was seeing the ball good, made good contact and the ball went out.
I'm happy just to be in post-season, and just to be able to at this time be playing baseball when everybody is watching us. It's just a great feeling that, you know, we are here and we have potential to go to the World Series.
Q. The series has been such a seesaw battle, does momentum count for anything even after a big win like this one?
CARLOS DELGADO: I guess momentum, if you can get it, it helps. We're playing a good team. We're playing a really good team, and I think you create your own momentum. Sometimes it happens, you know, within the game.
And you've just got to go out and approach every game like it's the last game you're ever going to play. That's what it boils down to. If you start hoping that, oh, what happened last night, what we did in the last inning is going to carry us for another nine innings, I don't think it works that way. You have to go out there and grind it and create your own chances, and hopefully you can catch a break.
Q. Do you guys feel like this is the way the Mets have to win, with decent enough starting pitching and an offense that's going to carry the team?
CARLOS DELGADO: Doesn't matter how we win, as long as we win. Glavine went out there the other night, threw seven shutout innings and we won 2-0. As long as we score one more than them, I don't care how the victories come, as long as we're shaking hands at the end of the game.
Q. To either of you, I've heard a couple of Mets tonight say that you went out with a better approach tonight. Was it something that you guys talked about with each other after last night's game, and was there a little bit of anger or upsetness over the way that that guy was able to dictate the pace of the game and when you guys swung?
CARLOS BELTRAN: Well, I think everyone was on the same page today. We went out there trying to look for a pitch to hit, and you know, that guy was throwing a lot of balls and we were able to, like I say, take the walks and Carlos was able to make them pay, twice.
Like I said, I think everyone, including everyone, was having a good approach at the plate today. We were seeing a lot of pitches and it's a great feeling when you have a group of guys that are willing to take pitches at the plate.
Q. For both Carloses, your feelings about tying the series knowing that tomorrow is going to be Glavine on the mound?
CARLOS DELGADO: It's a good feeling. I guess I said earlier, it's a lot better being tied at two than 3-1. Glavine has been pitching great for us and we're hoping that he goes out there tomorrow and gives us another strong performance.
He's been around for a long time. He's been in playoffs before. He knows what it takes, and we're just going to come out tomorrow and play good ball again. You know, just good approach and like I said, try to play like this is going to be the last game.
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NFP Is Part of Employee Benefits
As Catholic institutions struggle with the Obama administration's "contraception mandate," one Catholic hospital system is including NFP training in health-care benefits for employees.
MISHAWAKA, Ind. — While the nation is embroiled in a battle over whether Catholic employers can be forced to provide contraception coverage, the Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Alliance has taken a pioneering step to provide witness to the Catholic alternative to contraception. As of July, the alliance began offering a natural family planning benefit to all employees.
"We have to credit an employee with coming up with the idea. Sometimes the best ideas come from employees," said Franciscan Sister Jane Marie Klein, chairwoman of Franciscan Alliance, which operates 14 hospitals in Indiana and Illinois. After an employee raised the possibility, the alliance acted on the suggestion.
Pending the outcome of a lawsuit, however, the alliance will still be required to implement the so-called "contraception mandate" of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
The alliance was founded and is supported by the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration, who were sent from Germany to Indiana by the order's founder in 1875 to establish hospitals, schools and orphanages.
Sister Jane Marie says that the NFP benefit will provide employees with "a way to understand how to achieve or avoid pregnancy consistent with the teachings of the Catholic Church."
"We're just rolling the benefit out now," she said. She said the alliance's understanding is that an NFP course costs around $500. The alliance will pay for 80% of that. "We'll do this twice, if necessary," she added.
"We will help you achieve your goal in a way that is in accordance with the Catholic spirit and Catholic teaching," Sister Jane Marie said. She does not know of any other Catholic employer that offers this benefit, but recognizes that it is something that could catch on in Catholic organizations.
Fred Caesar, spokesman for the Catholic Health Association of the United States, said that he knows of no database that indicates whether other Catholic institutions are making an NFP benefit available.
John Brehany, executive director of the Catholic Medical Association, however, said that providing such a benefit sounds like a good idea.
"To help employees to care for and manage their fertility in ways that are effective and ethical, Catholic employers need to provide options that are accessible," Brehany said.
"Since employees increasingly are being conditioned to get and use contraceptive options via their health-care benefits, it is both appropriate and wise to make NFP instruction a covered benefit," Brehany said.
The Franciscan Alliance is one of the Catholic plaintiffs that have filed lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the HHS mandate that would require faith-based employers to pay for coverage of contraception and abortion-inducing drugs.
Sister Jane Marie said that, though the alliance was inspired to create the NFP benefit by an employee suggestion, rather than its opposition to the HHS mandate, the benefit helps counter the pro-contraception position.
"The message [in offering this benefit] is strong," she said.
This is not the first time the alliance has taken a strong stand on the issue of contraception. The alliance ended its association with the Catholic Health Association after CHA's president, Sister Carol Keehan, a key supporter of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, initially embraced the Obama administration's "accommodation" on the contraception mandate. Sister Carol has since backpedaled and offered her own ideas on how the administration plan could be made palatable to Catholic institutions.
"We pulled out when Sister Carol Keehan came out and said she represented so many Catholic hospitals and was supported by them. We said, 'Well, you didn't ask us,'" Sister Jane Marie said.
Franciscan Alliance CEO Kevin Leahy also blasted the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) in February when the LCWR called the Obama administration's proposed accommodation "acceptable" to religious groups.
"Undoubtedly, the president's news conference was cleverly staged to divide and conquer," Leahy was quoted as saying in a Catholic News Agency article, adding that LCWR had "taken his bait and is now trying to convince others that his ruse contains a thread of legitimate compromise — it does not."
"I think that we have talked a lot about NFP," Sister Jane Marie said. "We talk about it in our hospitals … and [as] part of our referrals. Now we provide it as a benefit, up to 80%."
Charlotte Hays writes from Washington.
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Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
On-line version ISSN 2224-9435
Print version ISSN 1019-9128
J. S. Afr. Vet. Assoc. vol.81 n.2 Pretoria Jan. 2010
Yolk coelomitis in a white-throated monitor lizard (Varanus albigularis)
B R Gardner*; M G Barrows
Johannesburg Zoo Veterinary Hospital, Private Bag X13, Parkview, 2122 South Africa
Yolk coelomitis as a result of pre-ovulatory follicular stasis is a common disorder in captive reptiles, especially in captive lizards of various genera. The clinical signs are generally fairly non-specific and diagnosis is based on clinical signs together with most of the common diagnostic modalities. The condition is most likely a husbandry and environment-related reproductive disorder. It has not been reported in wild free-living specimens. This report describes the clinical presentation and post mortem lesions in a white-throated monitor lizard that died during treatment for non-specific clinical signs related to a severe yolk coelomitis.
Keywords: constipation, follicular stasis, white-throated monitor lizard, Varanus albigularis, yolk coelomitis.
The white-throated monitor lizard Varanus albigularis, also known as the rock monitor or leguaan, is the second largest lizard found in Africa after the Nile monitor, reaching up to2min length. Yolk coelomitis, usually following follicular stasis (or pre-ovulatory egg binding), is common in many reptile species, causing disease and very often death2,3,5,7,8. It affects sexually mature females2,3,5,8 and causes varied, non-specific clinical signs1-3,5-8. The most common clinical signs are lethargy1-3,5-8, anorexia1-3,5-7 cutaneous discoloration8 and coelomic effusion or distension1-3,6-8. Clinical diagnosis is difficult3,8. Little is known about the aetiology of the condition and multiple factors are currently thought to be involved2,3,8. Husbandry1-3,5-8, including poor diet3, lack of hibernation3, lack of a substrate suitable for oviposition, lack of male stimulation, and poor temperature and humidity control, amongst others, have been implicated in this condition. The pathophysiology is also not completely understood. Yolk coelomitis can present prior to, during and after ovulation. In pre-ovulatory follicular stasis atretic follicles are either reabsorbed or they leak yolk into the coelomic cavity. The yolk is then reabsorbed from the coelomic cavity8. Vitellin is an irritant and can cause a massive sterile inflammatory response3,8. In snakes commensal gastrointestinal Salmonella species can cause a very mild bacteraemia during vitellogenesis, inoculating the follicles with potential pathogens that could spread into the coelom3. Various pathological manifestations have been seen and associated with the condition.
A 3.2 kg sexually mature adult female white-throated monitor lizard (Varanus albigularis) was presented to the Johannesburg Zoo Veterinary Hospital from the zoo collection. She had previously suffered from dysecdysis and had a history of poor thrift. The presenting complaint was anorexia of 2-week duration, lethargy and coelomic distension. There was no history of successful breeding or recent reproductive behaviour. The monitor was maintained on a river sand substrate and was fed on a special feeding slab to avoid ingestion of substrate. Her body condition was poor, and there was moderate coelomic distension, although no eggs or follicles were palpable. There was some discolouration of the integument and dysecdysis. Generally lizards do shed the skin in pieces2,3, but this female had been shedding for an extended period. She was moderately dehydrated with a flattened body profile. On dorso-ventral whole body radiographs a large amount of gritty, opaque mineral material was visible compacted into the caudal intestinal tract causing colonic distension. A possible substrate-related impaction was first suspected. No follicles were visible on the radiographs. The monitor was treated with warmed intracoelomic lactated Ringers solution at a dose of 15 m /kg q 24 h, lactulose (Lacson® 3.3 g/mℓ, Aspen) at a dose of 0.5 mℓ /kg PO q 24 h, Lenolax Paediatric® enemas daily and daily lukewarm water soaks. After 4 days there was no response to treatment. The monitor was producing urates but no faecal material had been passed. She became more depressed and the mucous membranes became paler. Surgical intervention was planned but the patient died on the same day.
A post mortem examination was performed. Macroscopically there was severe generalized yolk coelomitis with a haemorrhagic purulent fluid distributed throughout the entire coelomic cavity. The liver, the entire length of the intestines, the reproductive organs and entire coelomic mesothelium were covered with multiple small 1-2 mm cystic structures containing clear fluid (Fig. 1). The ovaries were hard with large inspissated necrotic cores. Inspissated proteinaceous material in reptiles usually is fibrin, the common product of inflammation4. The liver was pale and friable. The colon was moderately distended with hard, dry sand-like material. There were multiple adhesions between the liver, gastrointestinal tract, oviducts and coelomic membrane. Samples for histopathology were collected in 10 % buffered formalin. Histopathological lesions included multifocal myocardial calcification, multiple ovarian cysts containing inspissated proteinaceous material, multifocal fibrin thrombi in the capillaries of the renal glomeruli, multifocal fibrin thrombi in the hepatic sinusoids with severe vacuolar hepatocyte degeneration, chronic granulomatous coelomitis with proteinaceous yolk accumulations in the pulmonary blood vessels and granulomatous serositis of the entire length of the intestines. All the lesions support a diagnosis of severe yolk coelomitis. The hepatic changes are indicative of prolonged starvation.
This condition is frequently diagnosed too late, either when the animals are moribund or as a post mortem diagnosis. In this case, diagnosis was only made post mortem. In Fiji Island banded iguanas with yolk coelomitis a histopathological relationship between the granulosa cells of the vitellogenic follicles and the reactive mesothelium has been reported8.In a green iguana bilateral cystic structures arising from the ovarian surface epithelium, with extensive metastasis along the serosa of the majority of coelomic viscera, have also been reported9. This was the result of a primary ovarian cystadenocarcinoma, but the lesions were not dissimilar to those observed in the whitethroated monitor. Both these cases have similar lesions to those encountered in the white-throated monitor, with a similar distribution of lesions. However, histologically there was no evidence of reactive mesothelium resembling ovarian granulosa cells in the present case.
A combination of clinical signs, gentle abdominal palpation, radiography, ultrasound, and biochemistry can be used to diagnose follicular stasis. Biochemistry might show elevated triglycerides3, hypercalcaemia3,5,8, hyperphosphataemia3,5,8 and hyperalbuminaemia3. These changes are associated with vitellogenesis3. Uric acid may also be increased due to dehydration secondary to the anorexia8. Follicles can be seen more easily on radiographs if the coelomic cavity is injected with air.
Ovariosalpingectomy or ovariectomy is the best method of preventing yolk coelomitis and the mainstay of treatment. The condition has not been diagnosed in free living reptiles and the aetiology seems to be multi-factorial. Providing optimal species-specific husbandry should allow for normal reproductive behaviour and possibly decrease the incidence of yolk coelomitis in captive reptile populations. Copious coelomic lavage to remove irritant vitellin and parenteral antibiotics, preferably selected according to antimicrobial sensitivity, should be used to increase post-surgical survival2,5.
The authors are grateful to Dr Thelma Meiring from Golden Vetpath for performing the histopathology examination on the submitted samples.
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2. Bennet R A, Mader D R 2006 Cloacal prolapse. In: Reptile medicine and surgery (2nd edn). Saunders/Elsevier, St Louis: 751-755 [ Links ]
3. Girling S J, Raiti P 2004 BSAVA manual of reptiles (2nd edn). BSAVA publications, Woodrow House, England [ Links ]
4. Huchzermeyer F W, Cooper J E 2000 Fibricess, not abscess, resulting from a localized inflammatory response to infection in reptiles and birds. Veterinary Record 147: 517-518 [ Links ]
5. Jacobson E R 2003 Biology, husbandry and medicine of the green iguana (1st edn). Krieger Publishing, Florida [ Links ]
6. Juan-Sallés C, Garner M M, Monreal T, Burgos-Rodriguez A G 2008 Ovarian torsion in a green iguana, Iguana iguana, and a rhinoceros iguana, Cyclura cornuta. Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery 18: 14-17 [ Links ]
7. Scheelings T F 2008 Pre-ovulatory follicular stasis in a yellow-spotted monitor, Varanus panoptes panoptes. Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery 18: 18-20 [ Links ]
8. Stacy B A, Howard L, Kinkaid J, Vidal J D, Papendick R 2008 Yolk coelomitis in Fiji Island banded iguanas. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 39: 161-169 [ Links ]
9. Stacy B A, Vidal J D, Osofsky A, Terio K, Koski M, de CockHEV 2004 Ovarian papillary cystadenocarcinoma in a green iguana (Iguana iguana). Journal of Comparative Pathology 130: 223-228 [ Links ]
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At Least the PlayBook Exceeded Best Buy's Expectations…
Despite shortcomings that prompted less than glowing reviews, Research in Motion's BlackBerry PlayBook is selling quite well–according to Best Buy, anyway. To hear tell from the retailer, RIM's first tablet offering is flying off the shelves like fairies riding winged unicorns.
"Best Buy has had great success selling BlackBerry smart phones in North America, so our sales expectations for the BlackBerry PlayBook were very high," the retailer said in a statement. "To date, we have far exceeded those expectations and we're finding that customers are even more interested in purchasing once they've tested the PlayBook in the store."
Best Buy didn't quantify its expectations, nor did it provide any sales figures to illustrate the consumer demand that enabled them to be exceeded. Without any hard data to back up its claims we're left to either take the retailer at its word, or not.
And despite the abundance of negative reviews that greeted the PlayBook at launch, there are reasons to accept that it sold well during its first week at Best Buy. Pre-orders from enterprise customers, for example, are believed to have been relatively strong, though there's no telling how many enterprise customers pre-ordered their PlayBooks from Best Buy, rather than RIM.
In any event, Best Buy's vote of confidence is good news for RIM which has been struggling lately with overwhelmingly negative market sentiment and kicks off its annual BlackBerry World conference this week.


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Favorite food person? Chef Grant Achatz, videographer Daniel Klein, my mom.. can't pick just one.
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